I finished reading the book a couple of weeks back. It's a revelation that destroys even the last little vestige of trust I might have had in the system.more This description of Death Wish also reveals a lot about how German authorities think. How taking a walk after dark, or riding the subway can be taken as "provoking an attack" by authorities. It's an interesting lesson in perspective. The sarcasm comes from the fact that here in Germany, there have been several attacks on people in subways in the last two weeks, who provoked their attackers by existing, or by asking them to extinguish their cigarettes, or other such provoking behavior. It's been ages since I have read the novel, but in the movie, Charles Bronson provokes the young people to attack him by, for example, sitting in the subway with a grocery bag at his side, reading a newspaper. It's interesting how the official description reads: The main character takes revenge by provoking young people to attack him, so that he has an excuse to kill them.
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Made into a movie starring Charles Bronson.īoth the novel and the movie are on the index of banned books. It's been ages since I have read the novel, but in the movie, Charles Bronson provokes the young p After Paul Benjamin's wife has been killed by random muggers, he gets a gun and prowls the streets to kill people who assault him.
Both the novel and the movie are on the index of banned books. Made into a movie starring Charles Bronson. Enough for me to want to read the sequel.moreĪfter Paul Benjamin's wife has been killed by random muggers, he gets a gun and prowls the streets to kill people who assault him. What I really did like is that the book is very much a period piece - everything about it is so 70's and that fact alone makes it a good and fascinating read. The ending (quite abrupt) is not a very positive one. Late 70's New York is not pictured nicely and the support for the vigilante is in itself a scary part. Strangely enough, when we finally get around to the action/suspense scenes, these are told with apparent detachment, almost matter-of-factly. Much is taken up by picturing Paul Benjamin's descent into violence and non-discriminating vengeance, but it is a task that is not very good handled by the author (the short format does not help either) and I think the explanation is lacking. I highly doubt that this is very much like the movie though, it is a quite slow-moving story (dramatic as it is) through most of the book. Even so, the film is what turns up in my head too while reading - I guess the book cover (movie poster) is enough. If I ever saw the Bronson movie, I've forgotten all about it (I do seem to recall watching one of the later ones, 4th or 5th I guess, which I remember as kind of horrible.). Much is taken up by picturing Paul Benj This one was kind of different.
Armed with a revolver and total disregard for his own safety, he sets out to even the score.Īdapted into the 1974 feature film starring Charles Bronson, Death Wish is now a new major motion picture starring Bruce Willis, Vincent D’Onofrio, Elisabeth Shue, Dean Norris, Camila Morrone and Kimberly Elise, written by Joe Carnahan and directed by Eli Roth.more
Grief-stricken and forced to reevaluate his views, Benjamin becomes disillusioned with society and plots his revenge on the perpetrators, whom the police are unable to bring to justice. For just a handful of money, they savagely beat Paul’s wife and daughter, leaving his wife dead and his daughter comatose. Grief-stricken and forced to reevaluate his views, Benjamin becomes disillusioned with society and plots Paul Benjamin, a successful accountant in New York City, is enjoying a three-martini lunch when his home is broken into by a gang of drug addicts. Paul Benjamin, a successful accountant in New York City, is enjoying a three-martini lunch when his home is broken into by a gang of drug addicts.
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